by Terry Cole. 111pp. 91/4 61/4. (GT Foulis & Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ £7.95). Here is a little book full of advice for those starting out on a motor racing…

Project additions Sir, As an elderly ‘anorak’ whose specialist subject is ‘Aston Martin Racing 1962 to 1964’, I would like to comment on Andrew Frankel’s feature about Project cars. The…

The eighth round of the 10-race series for the International Championship for Makes was run in the form of a six-hour endurance event at the 2.3-mile Watkins Glen circuit in…

Sir, May I, through your columns, appeal for a concerted effort by all motorsport enthusiasts, to persuade the BBC to replace its current Grand Prix commentators, Murray Walker and James…

A Diesel Hillman Last month, on the principle of "trying anything once," we covered a considerable mileage in an outwardly-normal Hillman Minx saloon, but one which had one of those remarkable Perkins "Four…

Sir, Permit me to refer to DSJ's October Letter To Readers, wherein he insinuates "Vandalism", with question mark, in relation to TARF II and York Motor Museum. Now I feel…

New for Scalextric's slot-racing range is Gerhard Berger's Ferrari F 187, well-modeled and correctly liveried but in 1987 rather than 1988 spec — and as ever it is a pity…

The Historic Sports Car Club will build on its 40th anniversary season in 2006 with another busy schedule in 2007, although the club will not visit Croft and Croix-en-Ternois in the coming…

1962 South African at East London What was the background to your grand prix debut? I campaigned a Lotus 20 Formula Junior in England in 1961 and then brought it…

Jaguar's new V12 At a time when new British cars lack glamour or mechanical ingenuity, the advent of the long-awaited V12 Jaguar engine in a revised Series-3 version of the…

Were you there? Sir, I am writing in the hope that you may help me in my quest to make contact with drivers, officials, marshals, mechanics and others who may…

Sir, In "Cars in Books" in Motor Sport for September you ask why the Duke of Westminster should have been fined for driving a motor car at 19 m.p.h. When…